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The road to Twickenham has started, the search for talent is on.

 

By CRFU Press Officer John Martin

Sunday 27th May is the date for the 2018 County Championship Final of the Bill Beaumont Cup, the highest level of County Rugby in this country. The Cornwall team has reached this final for the last five years in a row so it has become an expectation from the loyal fans of Trelawny’s Army that it will happen again!

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Pirates get cup campaign off to a winning start

Photo: Alan Paver pleased with his side’s Cup campaign start

 Hartpury RFC 19   Cornish Pirates 35

Played at Hartpury RFC’s Gillman’s Ground, this opening British & Irish Cup match of the season, which also formed a first ever meeting between the two sides,

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Saints march on in County Cup defence

TRIBUTE CORNWALL RFU KNOCK OUT CUP 1ST ROUND

TRURO 23 – 51 ST. AUSTELL

Holders St. Austell got their cup defence off to a great start with a nine try win at Truro, reports Bill Hooper from St. Clements Hill.

Star of the show was Saints No.8 George Knowles who scored four of the tries,

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“Stack” Stevens – RIP

BRIAN “STACK” STEVENS

 

Stack Stevens who passed away last Tuesday was one of the finest rugby players from the Duchy of Cornwall to have played the game.

He was an extremely strong and athletic player for a prop forward. He had the physique and features that seemed to have been chiselled form Cornwall’s granite.

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Reds forced to battle for win

 

Cornish rugby weekly round up

By Bill Hooper

In National League 2 South, it proved to be another difficult afternoon for Redruth at home to Bury St. Edmunds. Reduth edged the win 12-9 to make it four wins from six games.

Conditions proved a great leveller,

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Pirates’ secure two bonus points with late rally

Photo: Alan Paver & Gavin Cattle – Simon Bryant Iktisphoto

By Phil Westren Cornish Pirates’ Media Officer

Cornish Pirates 31   Nottingham Rugby 34

As this game neared conclusion, with the scoreboard reading 17-34 there were likely few about who could have expected the Cornish Pirates to acquire two bonus points.

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Zinzan Brooke makes a nostalgic return to Hell fire corner

It was great to see All Black legend Zinzan Brooke back at Redruth last Saturday.

The former All Black No.8 played on the ground back in 1993 for the All Blacks against England SW, a game won by the tourists 19-15 thanks to a Jamie Joseph try and the boot of Matt Cooper who kicked a conversion and four penalties.

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Camborne masterclass in defence

 

There was not a lot to report on scoring wise in this South West Premier League game played in appalling conditions at the Recreation Ground on Saturday, but there was a heroic rear-guard action from the Cherry and Whites during a second half that lasted 55 minutes.

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Wedlake & Gilder pick up Player of the Year awards

Photo Simon Bryant Iktisphoto: Robin Wedlake Try time vs Gloucestershire 2015

 

Plymouth Albion’s Robin Wedlake was announced Trelawny’s Army Player of the Year at their well attended Annual General Meeting held at St. Austell Brewery Visitor Centre last night.

Wedlake,

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Weekly round up from the leagues

In National League 2 South Redruth were home for the second Saturday running and were again made to work hard with the win sealed with final play of the game thanks to a Matt Gidlow try.

That made the final score 20-19 to the Reds,

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